Zion, IL Population

Overview

24,660

Total Population

32.6

Median age

54.30%

Female population %

84.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

50.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,127

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Zion's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Zion is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Zion's population under 18 was 28.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Zion's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Zion, 21.95% were under the age of 15, 24.56% aged 15 to 29, 41.94% aged 30 to 64, 10.45% aged 65 to 84, and 1.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,122 more females than males in Zion:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.30% females and 45.70% males in Zion, IL.
The Zion, IL gender ratio is 84.2:100 i.e. 84.2 men to 100 women (0.842).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,135.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,253.

Zion's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Zion population: 49.19% are White, 26.14% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.36% are Asian, 10.49% are some other race and 9.53% are multiracial.
Zion's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 9,127 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,533 (62.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Zion is White with a population of 12,13 (49.19% of the total population).

Zion's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 25,436 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Zion's population increased by 1,013 (4.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Zion's population increased by 208 (0.85%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Zion's population was lowest in year 2000 at 23,403.